Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy (born Easter Monday April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American comedian and
actor.

Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of 19, as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live television show. His characters include a
parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred
Rogers. Murphy later starred in many comedies including the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading
Places and Coming to America.

He is a versatile voice actor and voiced the donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon in Disney's Mulan.

In many of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character. A perfect example of this is The Nutty Professor, a remake of the Jerry Lewis classic in which Murphy plays several members of the Klump family as well as Sherman Klump's
arrogant alter ego, Buddy Love.

His early comedy was racy, akin to Richard Pryor, whom Murphy says was
the one "that wanted [him] to get into comedy." Characterized by excessive swearing and making fun of gays, singers, and others, Murphy became, in a sense, the Pryor of the
1980s. He made vicious comments about gays and AIDS
during his 80's standup routines, so vicious that some years later he apologized for the remarks. However, in the late 80's and
early 90's, Murphy's fame was fading via a series of poor sequels, drab comedies, and
ego-driven vehicles that the public avoided in droves. Harlem Nights was savaged not only by the critics, but also by
several of the actors in the film. Richard Pryor had nothing good to say about the film or the star, which stunned Murphy, who
had considered Pryor an idol.

Murphy's career continued to slide until 1996, when he would make his comeback in
comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. His record since then has been hit and miss, with several big flops (Holy
Man, Pluto Nash) and some hits (Dr. Doolitle, Shrek, Bowfinger).

Murphy was also a one-hit wonder in the 1980s with the single "Party
All the Time".

In 1997 a police officer stopped Murphy and found a transvestite prostitute in the
passenger's seat. Murphy claimed that he had just been driving through and she asked him for a ride home.

Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is also an actor, best
known recently for his appearances on Chappelle's Show.

Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is also an actor, best
known recently for his appearances on Chappelle's Show. Peppard died on May 8, 1994, at the age of 66 in Los Angeles due to
complications in the treatment of the cancer he was suffering from. Murphy claimed that he had just been driving through and she asked him for a ride home. He was a recovering alcoholic, who spent his later years trying to help others in the same situation. In 1997 a police officer stopped Murphy and found a transvestite prostitute in the
passenger's seat. The "A-Team" star was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1992, and had part of a lung removed. Murphy was also a one-hit wonder in the 1980s with the single "Party
All the Time". Married 5 times, and the father of three children, Peppard's second wife was actress Elizabeth Ashley, his co-star in
"The Carpetbaggers".

Doolitle, Shrek, Bowfinger). Before the A-Team, Peppard had the leading role in the TV series Banacek (1972 - 1974), (part of the
NBC Mystery Movie series of the 1970s), and played in
Doctor's
Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major
dedication. His record since then has been hit and miss, with several big flops (Holy
Man, Pluto Nash) and some hits (Dr. He attended Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Actor's Studio, where one of his classmates was Rip
Torn. Murphy's career continued to slide until 1996, when he would make his comeback in
comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. He graduated from Dearborn High School in
Dearborn, Michigan. Richard Pryor had nothing good to say about the film or the star, which stunned Murphy, who
had considered Pryor an idol. Peppard was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the son of an opera singer and a building contractor.

Harlem Nights was savaged not only by the critics, but also by
several of the actors in the film. John "Hannibal" Smith in the cult 1980s television show The A-Team, where
he's the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squadron. However, in the late 80's and
early 90's, Murphy's fame was fading via a series of poor sequels, drab comedies, and
ego-driven vehicles that the public avoided in droves. He starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast
at Tiffany's (1961), although he is probaby more famous among younger viewers for
his role as Col. He made vicious comments about gays and AIDS
during his 80's standup routines, so vicious that some years later he apologized for the remarks. George Peppard (October 1, 1928 -
May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor. His early comedy was racy, akin to Richard Pryor, whom Murphy says was
the one "that wanted [him] to get into comedy." Characterized by excessive swearing and making fun of gays, singers, and others, Murphy became, in a sense, the Pryor of the
1980s. George Peppard.

A perfect example of this is The Nutty Professor, a remake of the Jerry Lewis classic in which Murphy plays several members of the Klump family as well as Sherman Klump's
arrogant alter ego, Buddy Love. The Strange One
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Hill (1960). Murphy later starred in many comedies including the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading
Places and Coming to America. The Subterraneans (1960).

His characters include a
parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred
Rogers. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of 19, as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live television show. How the West Was Won
(1962). Eddie Murphy (born Easter Monday April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American comedian and
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